Bipartisan group of governors seek wiggle room on any 'fiscal cliff' deal

9:24 PM,
Dec. 4, 2012

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Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton of Minnesota and Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin may not see eye-to-eye on the nation's health care law, but they stand shoulder-to-shoulder about the "fiscal cliff" and its potential impact on their states.

Dayton, who has embraced the Affordable Care Act, and Walker, who has rejected it, were among a bipartisan group of governors - three Democrats, three Republicans - whom President Barack Obama invited to the White House Tuesday for a discussion on the looming fiscal crisis.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Dayton and Walker said they were ...